The food was excellent and service was top notch they even game my wife a sample of the feature peach French at no charge and we will come back john t read more

Great brunch spot. Their menu has a Cajun twist. Dogs are allowed on the patio. All good was very good, worth the waiting time (20 min). Decent amount of vegetarian options. The server was very busy, but attentive. The bathrooms were private, a little messy and limited (only 3 for the whole restaurant) - and it's a large restaurant. Join the waitlist online before you go! read more

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I love Rubys for a good breakfast. I was excited to try their Mardi Gras specials! As usual, delicious. If you haven't been, definitely stop in. The staff will take care of you! I'm usually here first thing in the morning when they open, so not sure how loud it gets. read more

Ruby Sunshine Chattanooga - Mardi Gras pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Definitely. It is very similar to the Ruby Slipper in Pensacola and New Orleans. You can't go wrong eating here

Can I give five stars twice to give this spot the 10 stars it deserves??? I was looking for a new spot to grab some breakfast on a Sunday in Chattanoga. Browsing Yelp I ran across Ruby Sunshine. I immediately thought of Ruby Slipper in New Orleans which is known for breakfast and brunch. While I have never really cared for my visits to Ruby Slipper I was excited to try this spot. When we pulled up to the restaurant there was a decent crowd at the door. I had flash backs to the long lines at Ruby Slipper on Canal! Given that we are currently in a pandemic I knew it was not going to be a good idea to wait in a line. We decided to place a to go order. I ordered online and we waited in the car. When it was time for our food to be ready we walked into the restaurant. The crowd had basically disappeared. We asked the staff if we could place an order for a cold coffee drink. The staff was so patient, kind and helpful. Since there was no longer a crowd we asked if we could dine in with our yo- go order. The staff worked together to get us a table! Our food was delivered to our table and the staff made sure we had everything we needed. I had the shrimp and grits. The flavor was perfect. I only wish it came with more shrimp. My meal did come with a biscuit, which was not good to me. I am a little lucky when ur comes to biscuits. I bed then to be soft and fluffy to make it worth eating the additional calories. My boyfriend had the traditional breakfast, which he said he enjoyed. Ruby sunshine out performed Ruby slipper in both the service and food department. I have to give additional kudos to the staff. The service that we received was unmatched! Kaitlin and Chasity rocked! I hope that if you visit your get to experience the great customer service they provide. read more

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We were in town for an event and decided to check this place out based on the reviews. It did not disappoint. Our waitress was amazing. She was cheerful, helpful, and put us with us as we couldn't seem to decide what to get off the menu. The Bloody Mary was perfect. I enjoyed the eggs Benedict which I got the sampler with two of their house specialities. My son got the breakfast tacos which he said were delicious. We loved the biscuits so much we had to get some to go. For coffee, the vanilla spiced latte for the win. read more

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Delicious breakfast and wonderful service. Bloody Mary was yummy - not too spicy but very flavorful

Didn't know what to expect when I walked in super happy to find a New Orleans original here. Came here solely for their eggs Benedict for $16.50 for your choice of two from the four. Absolutely delicious. I asked my waitress (Cassie), what her favorite was. Cassie said the two most popular and her faves are, shrimp & grits and eggs Cochon. Absolutely amazing. It's slow cooked for seven hours and now my goodness!!! I was expecting puffy beignets when they arrived at the table...but they were flatten and guess what? They were absolutely delicious. As a matter fact, I much prefer this version and will probably be making beignets this way from now on! read more

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We're on a major road trip and rely on Yelp to eat well. We'd never been in downtown Chattanooga and Yelp led us to Ruby Sunshine. What a treat! The food was great, as was the service. Everyone was friendly and accommodating, very important when one is traveling with a dog. The patio was perfect for all of us. We'll be back for sure. read more

For a chain in a city over saturated with brunch spots, I was pleasantly surprised. Service and ambiance were lack luster but there were also no problems. Food and variety on menu make stopping by worthwhile. Wouldn't visit on a weekend as its overrun by tourists. read more

Loved this as a brunch spot for me after a YMCA gym session. The trifecta: l love that this was a trio sampler. It was the three I wanted to get but couldn't decide which one to choose. Thank god I didn't have to choose. I got all three! Love it. Much better than the chicken biscuit that I had at Milk and Honey. (Sorry milk and honey fans) Beignets with powdered sugar: whoops shouldn't have eaten these after my workout but I couldn't resist pretending like I was in New Orleans enjoying beignets. Worth the calories! read more

Ruby Sunshine Chattanooga - Beignets - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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First visit and on a rainy Sunday morning. Place was nearly empty when we arrived at 9 am, but was half full when we left at 10 am. Place is bright & cheery and their awesome staff makes it all the more so. I did find the seating to not be real comfortable. I ordered a BYO omlet. It was good, but not great, really not much more to say. A side of potatoes was great, nice & crispy and lightly seasoned, along with another side, an incredible cinnamon swirl pancake! Service was impeccable - thank you Shaiyanne! To note, the bathrooms needed serious attention, never a good time to slip in this area, but even more of an issue these days. read more

Ruby Sunshine Chattanooga - BYO omelet w/side of potatoes. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Very good place for breakfast. Lots of New Orleans type offerings, but the basic eggs and potatoes were good.

We got take out for breakfast and were very happily surprised and how yummy everything was. Felt like it was all made from scratch!

We decided to go to Ruby Sunshine after having a craving for a late breakfast, we made the trip to Ruby Sunshine. One step through the door, and we were greeted by smiles and friendliness. Our Server, Baileigh, showed us to our table and gave us our menus. She was very personable and helped us make good decisions about what to order. I ordered the Gulf Shrimp Omelet and my wife ordered the Sweet Heat Fried Chicken. Both dishes were EXCELLENT!! My wife loved the flavor of her crispy, tender chicken with sweet French toast. She loved the Sweet Heat Sauce as well. The Gulf Shrimp Omelet was fluffy with gooey melted Cheddar cheese. Delicious! Along with a true to life made-from-scratch biscuit with apple-butter...WOW and WOW! Impressive, flavorful and AMAZING! The incredible food, Superstar people-(like Baileigh and the Chef), and the great positive vibes of the place, set it a part from other places. If you're ever in Chattanooga, TN, give this place a try. It will be worth it! read more

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I got the fried chicken Benny. It was awesome! A bit on the salty side, but that's how fried chicken should be. Perfect texture and temp, and the biscuit it was on was amazing. Service was great! Just a little too loud for enjoying a calm conversation. But would definitely recommend! read more

Stopped in for brunch on our way out of town. Cute place and excellent staff. Our server was super welcoming and did a good job of checking in as the meal progressed. The food itself was attractive to the eye, and tasted good enough, but wasn't remarkable. I had a breakfast sandwich and my wife had the bananas foster French toast. The biscuits were quite good and the cane butter really popped. You won't go wrong stopping in to this brunch spot... read more

A MUST visit! Don't wait in line elsewhere - join their online wait list and head over for the best brunch in town!!! Best eggs Benedict I've ever had. Best pancakes I've ever had. So when perusing where to go and what to do for our trip to Chattanooga, I knew we needed a spot for Sunday brunch before we headed to the aquarium, so we needed a place open early enough that was nearby. There are loads of spots downtown! But something I notice is there aren't many places in Chattanooga that do reservations. I hate waiting, especially in a line, so when I saw that Ruby Sunshine had a stellar menu, rave reviews, and an online waitlist, I was sold. Ahead of our walk over from the Hotel Indigo, I checked us in online. Super easy. We then walked over, checked in with the host, and voila, were seated at our table. Did we have the best table? Nope, pretty sure it was the worst. Half booth, half table, jutting out almost into the kitchen and closest to the restrooms. But it came with the best server and that's all the matters. Rob was a STAR. Laid back, helpful with tips, and oh so prompt with refills. What a gem. Ask for him. Based on Rob's recs, we started with the seasonal beignets that came with chantilly cream and fresh berries. Were these as good as cafe du Monde? Certainly not. But did they do the trick on a Sunday morning in Chattanooga? Heck yes. Our daughter decided to get the seasonal pancakes which had the same berries and chantilly cream. These were easily the best pancakes I've ever had. Perfect texture (a little crisp, not too thick or too thin), buttery with a hint of vanilla and just so perfect. Definitely get a stack to share. I absolutely enjoyed my dish, the Trifecta. Three eggs Benedict done in unique Ruby Sunshine style: one with shrimp, creole sauce and fried green tomatoes, one with fried chicken and gravy, and one with pork debris and hollandaise. All three are absolutely amazing. I would eat a bowl of the shrimp in that creole sauce, it is so good. I liked the fried chicken and gravy but the sleeper hit for me was that pork debris. Oh my word so delicious. One of the best things I've ever eaten. Oh, and all the poached eggs were perfection (so hard to do!). Perhaps an unpopular opinion: I think their biscuits were just okay. I honestly ate around them. I really enjoyed my decaf iced latte while also getting a lavender Paloma. The drinks menu is lengthy, innovative, and fun! I wish there was one close by in Atlanta so I could try more of the fun drink options. I so wish this place was closer to home but I will DEFINITELY return next time I'm in Chattanooga! read more

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Very okay breakfast spot. Biggest issue I had was the things it says on the menu are not necessarily true. My partner got the berry Chantilly pancakes and it was literally just blueberry pancakes with a quartered strawberry and a tiny bit of whipped cream. The pancakes themselves were actually good, but he never would've ordered it knowing that there would not actually be Chantilly cream (or any cream for that matter) between the pancakes. There was also no blueberry compote. Just plain blueberries. Seriously it was just blueberry pancakes with a tiny amount of syrup on the side. I got the chicken and French toast bites. It did not come with syrup at all. The French toast bites were actually bad. They were basically croutons. The chicken was good. Not phenomenal but it was fried chicken and not terribly dry. It also had about one strawberry included in it. Overall very underwhelmed. The food you get here will be edible except the French toast bites. If those were not so stale it would be three stars. read more

This place is pretty good, I got the trifecta pouched eggs and it was a pretty good bang for your buck. Service was good and seating was nice. read more

I've eaten at the Ruby slipper in NOLA, I had an expectation in my head. They did not disappoint. The service was great! It's laid out for inside and outside seating. The food is flavorful. It comes out in a good portion size. If you're looking for a fun brunch place, this will not disappoint. read more

Ruby Sunshine Chattanooga - Summer menu - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Food was great! Benedict's were creative and delicious. I would give a five but the table next to us was filthy the entire time we were eating and the staff just kept walking by it. read more

Holy cow- great southern NOLA food right at the center of downtown Chattanooga. If you like eggs Benedict and NOLA food, then this place is your jam. I ordered the Trifecta since that seemed to come with 3 of their signature Benedicts. Eggs Cochon, Chicken St. Charles, and the Bayou Shrimp. The eggs cocoon was the slow cooked apple braised pork debris over the biscuit with poached eggs and hollandaise. This was excellent - the pork was well seasoned and tendered and absolutely sublime with the poached eggs. Hollandaise was a good sauce to put on top to bring this creation together. The chicken st. Charles was the fried chicken breast over briscute w/ poached egg and the pork Tasso cream sauce. The sauce was excellent, chicken was crisp but also well seasoned. Bayou shrimp was actually very tomato-ey. It had shrimp with a tomato sauce with fried green tomatoes over the biscuit with the poached egg. I think if you like a sweeter tomato combination, then this is good but I like my tomatoes on the more savory and salty end, so eating a sweeter tomato dish was not my favorite but still pretty good. We also got a side of the French toast bites and the beignets. French toast bites were the brioche bread that came with a praline dip. This was excellent for a table to share and we also got the beignets which paired nicely with this cherry, praline cream cheese and whipped cream. The southern breakfast was also a pretty good hit, but I think if you came to this restaurant, their show stopper was definitely in their eggs Benedict. The southern breakfast has the grits, bacon, fried tomato, biscuit with a delicious sweet butter. This is good but I think some of their other dishes were more exciting. Service was excellent; good location to many of the attractions downtown. the wait time is not long. Would highly recommend coming back. read more

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We were heading out from our weekend getaway and wanted a new spot for brunch and stopped here! The line is brutal on Sundays, but the hostess was kind and asked us for our contact info and rang us when our table was ready (the town is exciting to walk through, so the wait really didn't seem that long). Our server was kind and attentive! It was our first time so she went over their special, what's popular and her favorites on the menu. Food service was quick and food was delicious! And the coffee selection isn't too bad either! Definitely a place to check out when in Chattanooga! read more

Ruby Sunshine Chattanooga - Biscuits & Gravy Trio Benedict's - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Loved it so much, we ate here twice! Amazing service and breakfast food!

Cute little brunch place that's so busy! I would recommend getting on the waitlist ahead of time. I checked in on Yelp and received a coupon for a free starter of my choosing -- which I went with the seasonal Pumpkin beignets. They were too delicious! I also ordered the Costa Rican. Eggs, chorizo, rice, beans, avocado -- a combo you can't say no to! I left so full and didn't eat again till the evening. So if you're looking for a place to have a big brunch, come check out Ruby Sunshine! The Yelp reviews on here did not let me down. I'm glad I gave this place a chance on my weekend brunch here in Chattanooga. read more

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Great meal. Our server was great too. I had the florentine omelette and my husband had the beignets which were really delicious and we had the French toast bites To drink we both had the iced vanilla cold brew This was a great find! read more

Ruby Sunshine Chattanooga - Inside! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

THE GOOD: We came on a Saturday at 11:30, so parking was easy in one of several nearby parking lots. Service was very attentive and friendly. The candied bacon was very good. The bread pudding pancake was out of this world! THE MEDIOCRE: Pretty much everything else. Nothing was bad but nothing was worth the wait. The biscuits are big but a little dry and not super flavorful. Not bad. But not great. The fried green tomato (came on my biscuit) was tiny. I got the bam bam biscuit, and for $10 it should have come with a side. The hollandaise sauce wasn't bad but isn't hollandaise. I'm not sure what it is but it's orange. Again, not bad but kinda meh. If I went back, I'd stick with the pancakes. We had the duo and both were yummy. read more

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Food and drinks were good ! Service was great, our server was excellent. The atmosphere was nice and kind of remind you of an Applebees but better read more

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The food and service was very good. They got my wife's order wrong but the manager and the waitress was quick to get it correct. They even took it off the bill read more

Ruby Sunshine is one of my favorite breakfast spots in NOLA, so obviously I was excited to see it in Chattanooga! It took about 20 minutes for us to get seated and then another half hour before we got our food, but the wait was worth it. If you love sweet carbs, you have to try the Brioche French Toast bites. The bites are coated in cinnamon sugar and served with cream cheese icing and praline sauce on the side. Be careful though! I got instantly full after eating a whole plate by myself. I also ordered The Costa Rican, which had a great portion of carbs, eggs, and veggies. I promise you'll leave this place satisfied and full! read more

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Honestly this place wasn't a winner for me. We arrived here around 12:15 and had about a 30 minute wait. The server was very attentive and prompt. We ordered the mimosa flight and it was alright. Definitely didn't like all of the flavors but I get what they're hoping to accomplish. We started with the loaded tots with bacon and it was pretty good. Bacon grease definitely helped with that dish. For my main entree I started with the sweet heat chicken and French toast bites but there was so much sugar on the fresh toast bites I didn't like the balance with the chicken so I sent this meal back. I ended up with the southern breakfast but I didn't like how the eggs and potatoes were cooked. There wasn't any seasoning and the eggs just weren't tasty. The biscuit was ok and the bacon was great! I likely will not return. My partner said the peacemaker (chicken st. Charles and salmon Benedict) was delicious though. read more

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Great local place. Came in for late breakfast and was not disappointed! We walking around and just decided to stop in. You can get on a waiting list and I do suggest that you do that. We had to wait a few minutes for our table. Nothing terrible. But some people were able to walk in and get seated right away. They have a full bar with some great unique drinks to this restaurant. Including a mimosa flight, that looked good. I did not try it, but the table next to me seem to be enjoying theirs. They have a wide variety of eggs Benedict. That looked really great on my friends plate. They enjoyed them. I personally had the cinnamon pancakes, which were fantastic. My favorite item on my plate; however, was the bacon. You cannot skip the bacon. It was delicious! Everyone who worked here was extremely friendly and helpful. Just a really cozy little place. read more

This was my first time visiting Ruby Sunshine. The service was outstanding! The staff was very courteous and or server, Stacy, was very knowledgeable of the menu items (even the roast of coffee that was being served.) She was able to go into detail about what each menu item compromised of. We had the fried green tomatoes as a starter (after getting a coupon for a free starter from Yelp) and they were very good. I tried the Peach Stuffed French Toast (seasonal item) and a BYO Omelet with spinach, mushrooms, and goat cheese. Both were solid choices. My son ordered the Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes and said they were delicious I would definitely recommend this place, and I plan to visit Ruby Sunshine again (either Chattanooga or Franklin) to try the Beignets and one of the biscuit Benedicts. read more

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Ruby sunshine was a great spot. Ty was a little forgetful but really tried his best. He was friendly and we enjoyed him. I ordered the sweet heat chicken and French toast bites. DELICIOUS! My only criticism is that the French toast tasted very much like frozen deep fried sticks that were cut up. The delicious chicken would have been more elevated if served on fresh non greasy French toast instead. Would definitely recommend. read more

Ruby Sunshine Chattanooga - Sorry I forgot to take pic before eating. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

My waitress Chasity had to be one of the best waitresses I have ever had! My family and I were new to Ruby Sunshine and she walked us through the menu told us what she liked and recommended different option! she was the most happy cool spirited girl she definitely made our experience 10/10! I will definitely be returning not only for some good grub but to see that sweet girl! read more

Me & my boyfriend visited from Nashville. Virginia was our server & she was the best server we've ever had hands down. Food was amazing too! 10/10 recommend this place! read more

There aren't many times we go out and service and food were excellent, but they were at Ruby Sunshine. Bailey, not sure if I spelled it right, was personable and very attentive. As soon as I drank a cup of coffee, she was right there with a refill. The food was delicious. I had the chicken st Charles, which was a took on eggs Benedict. It was delicious, the sauce made it come together and the fried chicken was awesome. My wife and chicken and French toast bites, which she enjoyed. Can't wait to go back here. read more

My dad loved this place! He even said it's one of the best biscuits and gravy he's had in a while. The service was over the top and the food came out pretty fast. The food was delicious and so filling. I recommend this place to others! read more

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Very friendly service is the highlight here. The breakfast menu features many varieties of eggs Benedict. The ones with tomato were the best as they cut the richness the "hash" was just very salty pulled pork and large chunks of potato. The vanilla spiced latte was excellent. read more

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